Promising Practices Award 2019

Nomination Deadline October 8, 2018

About the Promising Practices Award

This award recognizes Promising Practices in areas pertaining to Student Affairs and Academic Affairs Collaboration. This award is sponsored by the Student Affairs Partnering with Academic Affairs (SAPAA) Knowledge Community (KC) within NASPA. NASPA membership is not required to nominate a program or service for this award.

In the first Learning Reconsidered publication, it states: "Learning Reconsidered is an argument for the integrated use of all of higher education's resources in the education and preparation of the whole student. It is also an introduction to new ways of understanding and supporting learning and development as intertwined, inseparable elements of the student experience. It advocates for transformative education – a holistic process of learning that places the student at the center of the learning experience."

As Learning Reconsidered articulates, we as higher education professionals are challenged to find ways to bridge the academic and co-curricular aspects of a student's experience.

SAPAA recognizes that there are many great examples of promising practices that exist in academia. In this spirit, we ask you to nominate programs and services that contribute to collaboration or integration of student and academic affairs in a college or university setting. Without question, we can all benefit from learning about successful educational endeavors in these collaborations from our colleagues.

Timeline for the Promising Practices Award

The following timeline is in place for the 2019 Promising Practices Award:

o August 1, 2018: Nominations for Promising Practices Award Opens.

o October 8, 2018: Deadline to submit nominations via email

o January 2019: Notification of award status sent via email to nominator

o March 2019: Award presented at the SAPAA Business Meeting at the NASPA 2019 Conference

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